WQ0008489_Correction_20170727

Water Resources
ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY
July 27, 2017
JOSEPHF. SADLER—MANAGER/ORC
HYDE COUNTY
POST OFFICE BOX 66
SWAN QUARTER, NORTH CAROLINA 27885
Dear Mr. Sadler:
ROY COOPER
Governor
MICHAEL S. REGAN
Secretary
S. JAY ZIMMERMAN
Director
Subject: Permit No. WQ0008489
Correction
Hyde Correctional
Institution WWTF
Wastewater Irrigation System
Hyde County
In accordance with an oral request received May 24, 2017 from yourself to Will Hart of our
Washington Regional Office, we are forwarding herewith corrected Page 1 of Permit No. WQ0008489
issued May 23, 2017.
The correction to the subject permit is as follows:
1. This excerpt from the permit description was removed "a lagoon pump to transfer wastewater
from the treatment lagoon to the storage lagoon as necessary to maintain adequate storage
capacity."
Please replace Page 1 of Permit No. WQ0008489 issued May 23, 2017 with the enclosed
corrected Page 1.
If you need additional information concerning this permit correction, please contact Alice M.
Wessner at [phone] or [e-mail].
Sincerely, Q
7-S. Jay Zimmerman,P.G., Director
Division of Water Resources
cc: Hyde County Health Department (Electronic Copy)
Washington Regional Office, Water Quality Regional Operations Section (Electronic Copy)
Digital Permit Archive WQ0008489 (Electronic Copy)
Central Files
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State of North Carolina I Environmental Quality I Water Resources I Water Quality Permitting I Non -Discharge Permitting
1617 Mail Service Center I Raleigh, North Carolina 27699-1617
919-807-6332

NORTH CAROLINA
I.
ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT
DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY
RALEIGH
WASTEWATER IRRIGATION SYSTEM PERMIT
In accordance with the provisions of Article 21 of Chapter 143, General Statutes of North Carolina as
amended, and other applicable Laws, Rules and Regulations
PERMISSION IS HEREBY GRANTED TO
Hyde County
Hyde County
FOR THE
continued operation of an 80,200 gallon per day (GPD) wastewater treatment and irrigation facility
consisting of:
an influent totalizing flow meter; two treatment/storage lagoons totaling 15.06 million gallons (MG) of
storage providing approximately 157 days of storage and 30 days of treatment; an effluent flowmeter; a gas
chlorination system; an outlet structure with a 1,072 cubic foot (ft3) chlorine contact tank; a 700 gallon per
minute (GPM) vertical turbine irrigation pump (with a spare on site); approximately 86.9 acres of spray
irrigation area consisting of 1 I fields; and all associated piping, valves, controls, and appurtenances
to serve the Hyde Correctional Institution W WTF, with no discharge of wastes to surface waters, pursuant
to the application received February 28, 2017, and in conformity with the project plans, specifications, and
other supporting data subsequently filed and approved by the Department of Environmental Quality and
considered a part of this permit.
This permit shall be effective from August 1, 2017 until July 31, 2022, shall void Permit No. WQ0008489
issued August 4, 2008, and shall be subject to the following specified conditions and limitations:
1. If the lease between Hyde County and the State of North Carolina addressing the use of the irrigation
sites (913, 9C, 9D, 9E) is modified or terminated, the Division shall be notified immediately. A copy
of the lease agreement is attached to this permit. [15A NCAC 02T .0108(b)(1)]
2. No later than six months prior to the expiration of this permit, the Permittee shall request renewal of
this permit on official Division forms. Upon receipt of the request, the Division will review the
adequacy of the facilities described therein, and if warranted, will renew the permit for such period of
time and under such conditions and limitations as it may deem appropriate. Please note Rule 15A
NCAC 02T .0105(d) requires an updated site map to be submitted with the permit renewal application.
[15A NCAC 02T .0105(d), 02T .0106, 02T .0109, 02T .0115(c)]
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H. PERFORMANCE STANDARDS
1. The subject non -discharge facilities shall be effectively maintained and operated at all times so there is
no discharge to surface waters, nor any contravention of groundwater or surface water standards. In
the event the facilities fail to perform satisfactorily, including the creation of nuisance conditions due
to improper operation and maintenance, or failure of the irrigation areas to adequately assimilate the
effluent, the Permittee shall take immediate corrective actions including Division required actions, such
as the construction of additional or replacement wastewater treatment or irrigation facilities. [G.S. 143-
215.1, 143-213.3(a)]
2. This permit shall not relieve the Permittee of their.responsibility for damages to groundwater or surface
water resulting from the operation of this facility. [ 15A NCAC 02B .0200, 02L .0100]
3. All wells constructed for purposes of groundwater monitoring shall be constructed in accordance with
15A NCAC 02C .0108 (Standards of Construction for Wells Other than Water Supply), and any other
jurisdictional laws and regulations pertaining to well construction. [15A NCAC 02C .0108]
4. Effluent quality shall not exceed the limitations specified in Attachment A. [15A NCAC 02T
.0108(b)(1)]
5. Application rates, whether hydraulic, nutrient or other pollutant, shall not exceed those specified in
Attachment B. [15A NCAC 02T .0505(n)]
6. This disposal system was individually permitted on or after December 30, 1983; therefore, the
compliance boundary is established at either 250 feet from the effluent disposal area, or 50 feet within
the property boundary, whichever is closest to the effluent disposal area. An exceedance of
groundwater standards at or beyond the compliance boundary is subject to remediation action according
to 15A NCAC 02L .0106(d)(2) as well as enforcement actions in accordance with North Carolina
General Statute 143-215.6A through 143-215.6C. [ 15A NCAC 02L .0106(d)(2), 02L .0107(b)]
7. In accordance with 15A NCAC 02L .0108, the review boundary is established midway between the
compliance boundary and the effluent disposal area. Any exceedance of groundwater standards at the
review boundary shall require action in accordance with 15A NCAC 02L .0106. [15A NCAC 02L
.0106, 02L .0108]
8. The Permittee shall apply for a permit modification to establish a new compliance boundary prior to
any sale or transfer of property affecting a compliance boundary. [15A NCAC 02L .0107(c)]
9. In accordance with 15A NCAC 02L .0107(d), no wells, excluding Division approved monitoring wells,
shall be constructed within the compliance boundary except as provided for in 15A NCAC 02L
.0107(g). [15A NCAC 02L .0107]
10. Except as provided for in 15A NCAC 02L .0107(g), the Permittee shall ensure any landowner who is
not the Permittee and owns land within the compliance boundary shall execute and file with the Hyde
County Register of Deeds an easement running with the land containing the following items:
a. A notice of the permit and number or other description as allowed in 15A NCAC 02L .0107(f)(1);
b. Prohibits construction and operation of water supply wells within the compliance boundary; and
c. Reserves the right of the Permittee or the State to enter the property within the compliance boundary
for purposes related to the permit.
The Director may terminate the easement when its purpose has been fulfilled or is no longer needed.
[15A NCAC 02L .0107(f)]
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